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all chips technically are plastic even the clay ones!So. All “ceramics” are just plastics? As far as chips are concerned? Asking because it seems you have expert knowledge.
all chips technically are plastic even the clay ones!So. All “ceramics” are just plastics? As far as chips are concerned? Asking because it seems you have expert knowledge.
Right? We don’t know the secret formula for Paulsons, but it feels safe to say they have some plastic in them. Whether it’s 25%, 50%, 75% is anybody’s guess.all chips technically are plastic even the clay ones!
In short, yes. Different plastics, sure. Composite plastics can contain all sorts of things.So. All “ceramics” are just plastics? As far as chips are concerned? Asking because it seems you have expert knowledge.
I thought I had something to add to the conversation. But I do not.Yeah, all chips are plastic, just different types and different mixes of ingredients.
There are a couple types of plastic, thermoplastic and thermosetting. Thermoplastic can be heated and softened, and repeated. Thermosetting get heated once and then “set”. These are usually harder and stronger.
Clays use a thermoplastic base, so they can be compressed into chips, and have that great soft feel. They can be heated to a low temp and flattened, or they can be damaged by low heat.
“Ceramics” use thermosetting plastic and are hard as rocks, they don’t warp when heated during the printing process, and cannot be flattened (although they are far less likely to warp than clay)
I tend to get a little carried away.I thought I had something to add to the conversation. But I do not.
I mean, they do look really really good. Is the chip itself textured? Looks like it is a bit from the photos.Hey Guys,
I just wanted to share my experience with ordering from Tina. This may trigger some of you, because I ordered Top Hat & Cane Chips. I got some samples before ordering - I disliked the Cards Mold, although I liked the idea of having a mold. I liked the texture of the NoMolds so I came across their hybrid RHC and I loved them.
Ordered 800 Chips at a price of 0.32c/Pc to Germany. Chips were $256 + Shipping $166 = $422
And I just had to pay $25 Tax so all in all I paid about $450.
Ordered on 5/4/23, on 5/18/23 they were ready for shipping and got the Chips 4 Days later on 5/22/23.
Instead of 800 Chips I got 830.
And what can I say - they look absolutely fantastic. Perfectly aligned edges on every Chip I looked at. They stack like bricks. I tested it until I had 125 Chips stacked and just stopped because my cat jumped on the table (and because I started to feel like a psycho sitting at my table stacking chips with a huge smile on my face..). Not a single Spinner so far.
Now i have to order the inlay stickers - already got some samples from a company in Germany.
I ordered some different designs because I had the idea to build two small Cashgame Sets:
10c / 50c / $2 / $10
and
25c / $1 / $5 / $20 .. just to have enough Chipdesigns to be flexible. And why not.. it was cheap. Designwise I stole some ideas from other designs (Mirage, Bally's, Bellagio, etc) and they all look fantastic.
Tina told me afterwards she thought i was a Shopowner. Maybe that’s why I got samples beforehand, some extra Chips and the shipping was so fast?
Here some Pictures:
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edit: more of an inside southpark joke.I see a set of tiNAgers on the horizont
Labels should arrive tomorrow.Wow. We're going to need a PILE of chips for a tournament league we're starting soon. The texturing on these look great, think this may be the route we need to go. Please post back about the spinner situation once you get them labelled. Following with interest.
What is the label diameter?
I thought I had something to add to the conversation. But I do not.
Besides the mold type/choice, these are getting closer to it's full potential. Spinners gone? I guess less slippery?
Colors will never be as bright, cost of labels bump the price up significantly, maybe slippery over time, average edge alignment, and ink not printing inside mold area as well (especially red) pretty much left.
The ink sublimation inside mold irks me especially with red. I can look past colors not being as bright as Paulsons and edge alignment, but the price after getting labels is the main thing. It pretty much bumps it up to point where getting quality plastic chips or real RHC is worth the extra money. Well prices are a bit high nowadays, but you can manage with patience and luck. Even if you don't want go RHC prices, there some reasonably price Bud Jones out there if you're patient.
Are these Tina chips thicker compared to "her" Cards Mold?
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Tina has a small crown mold mold too that looks great.
I’ve never been a huge fan but for the price it worksYeah, but since Scrown mold sucks anyway, it is still just as bad. *essentially copied from Controversial Opinions thread from a while back*
Tina has a small crown mold mold too that looks great.
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I got very mixed feeling about it, that's seem to be a lot of new mold coming out from Tina this yearTina has a small crown mold mold too that looks great.
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Yeah, I just don’t like the texture. But that’s just my preference.
Personal preference vs saying the labels are poor quality is completely different.Yeah, I just don’t like the texture. But that’s just my preference.
seem to be a lot of new mold coming out from Tina this year